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Artist: Richard Thompson
Canonical path: /richard-thompson/begging-bowl
Related lyric paths: 6
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Begging bowl
Read Begging bowl lyrics by Richard Thompson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Begging bowl
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Kind soul, kind soul, pennies for my begging bowl
London stones, hard and cold
When you're up in the morning early
Here's my babes to catch your eye
Sick they are, no wonder why
Hard heart, you pass me by
Up in the morning early
The party rings with merriment and laughter
Locked outside are we for ever after
Singing Hope And Glory, glory
Lords, commons, ministries
Thought you'd seen the last of me
No such thing as poverty
Wealth for all and liberty
Youth and gold, how they shine
Bright toys they make you blind
Out of sight and out of mind
Are the beggars up so early
Through the night we fall without a number
'Round your door in rags and bags we slumber
Singing Hope And Glory, glory
Kind soul, kind soul, pennies for my begging bowl
London stones, hard and cold
Up in the morning early
When you're up in the morning early
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Richard Thompson performs "Begging bowl", and this lyric page sits inside the Richard Thompson catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Bogie's bonnie belle and A heart needs a home with a short reason for opening each page next.
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